Communication, Social Media, Gaming

Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)

RemoteRemoteFull TimeStaff$272,000–$340,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

Machine Learning
Consumer Revenue
Shop
Nitro
Server Subscriptions
Gifting
ranking
targeting
recommendation systems
Artificial Intelligence

Nice to have

applied Machine Learning
applied deep learning
mainstream RecSys model architecture
early-stage environments
thrive in ambiguous environments
energized by open-ended

Role summary

Discord is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer for its Consumer Revenue ML team. This role focuses on applying ML to core revenue surfaces like Shop, Nitro, and Subscriptions, building ranking, targeting, and recommendation systems. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in applied ML, a strong background in deep learning and RecSys architectures, proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow), and a proven track record of building and scaling ML systems from scratch in ambiguous environments. Experience with ML platforms, personalized marketing systems, distributed training, and large-scale data processing is preferred. This US-based role can be remote.

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We're looking to hire a Staff Machine Learning Engineer on our Consumer Revenue ML team. This team applies Machine Learning across Discord's core revenue surfaces — Shop, Nitro, Server Subscriptions, and Gifting — building the ranking, targeting, and recommendation systems that connect users to the right products, subscriptions, and content. If this excites you and you’ve led org-wide initiatives in the past, keep reading!

What You'll Be Doing

8+ years of experience in applied Machine Learning, inclusive Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.

Strong expertise in applied deep learning and mainstream RecSys model architecture (e.g. two-tower, transformer-based models, multi-task learning).

Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.

A track record of building ML systems from 0→1 in ambiguous, early-stage environments, and taking them to production at scale.

Strong product and business intuition, with the ability to translate experiment results into roadmap decisions.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills — able to lead cross-functional technical initiatives across multiple verticals and keep stakeholders educated and aligned.

The ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, energized by open-ended, technically challenging problems.

What you should have

Built internal ML platform/tooling (shared data standards, targeting endpoints, recommender libraries) adopted by multiple product teams.

Familiarity with personalized marketing systems — lifecycle targeting, audience segmentation and lookalikes, campaign optimization.

Deep expertise in distributed training (e.g. PyTorch on GPU, Ray, Anyscale) and large-scale data processing pipelines (e.g. Chronon, Spark, Flink).

This position is US-based and can be remote but if you live in the Bay Area, you're welcome to work from our beautiful SF office.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $272,000 to $340,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

The base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This position will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan; life and disability insurance; paid time off; and paid parental leave. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits. Applications for this role are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Base Salary$272,000—$340,000 USD

Why Discord? Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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Build a Discord-like Chat Server
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Find the minimum path sum from top-left to bottom-right in a grid. Input: grid = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6]] Output: 12 Explanation: The optimal path moves along 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 6, resulting in a minimum accumulated sum of 12.
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